Miscellaneous Archive

  • Birdhouses decorated with scrapbook paper

    Birdhouses decorated with scrapbook paper

    Unfinished wood birdhouses are really easy and fun to decorate.   I let my grandkids paint the roof and bottom and since they are going to be covered with scrapbook paper it doesn’t matter if they get paint all over.  There are so many [...]

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  • Fabric bird seed bags for an old fashioned wedding

    Fabric bird seed bags for an old fashioned wedding

    I made these little fabric bird seed bags for my daughters upcoming country wedding.  I’m going to put them in a basket and have the little girls hand them out at the reception.  They were so easy to make and cost almost nothing. Materials: a yard [...]

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  • boot toppers

    Padded boot toppers for rubber boots

    I have to wear these rubber boots a lot when I’m working at our property and the top always rubs my skin even with socks on. I made these slip on boot toppers by slipping some memory  foam into a pocket on the inside [...]

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  • Cell phone holder to hang out of puppies reach.

    Cell phone holder to hang out of puppies reach.

    I had to find a way to secure my cell phone as it charges while keeping it out of the reach of my puppy so I made a pouch that hangs on the wall.  I hung it high enough that Sawyer cannot reach the cord [...]

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  • Make a soft and cuddly harness for your dog.

    Make a soft and cuddly harness for your dog.

    Here is the reason I haven’t posted anything since Christmas. His name is Sawyer and he is so much fun! I made this cuddly harness for him so that I can grab him in a hurry when he’s getting into stuff without hurting him. [...]

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  • Light up scarf made with battery operated LED lights

    Light up scarf made with battery operated LED lights

    This scarf is easy to make and a lot of fun to wear. It always makes people smile and brightens the holidays! Materials: 3/4 to 1 yd of  wide fleece 1 set of LED battery powered lights (get the ones that use AA batteries because C batteries [...]

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  • Rustic fall candleholder for your Thanksgiving table

    Rustic fall candleholder for your Thanksgiving table

    I made this candleholder using a mason jar and some decorative paper. I made six of them and I’m going to place them in a row on my Thanksgiving table. Materials: glass jar (Use one that is straight up and down, not tapered.) velum paper decorative translucent paper leaf twine twigs hot [...]

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  • Easy to make pumpkin pillow

    Easy to make pumpkin pillow

    This pillow is really easy to make and is a good way to decorate your house for Thanksgiving.  I used some utility towels that I dyed orange. Materials: 1/2 yard of  fabric for pumpkins You can use almost anything but terry cloth, velour, or fleece makes [...]

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  • Turkey picture made from real fall leaves.

    Turkey picture made from real fall leaves.

    This turkey is made from fall leaves that I collected in the woods by my house.   I picked fresh ones and pressed them between two pieces of plywood to make them flat. Then I used the back from a large inexpensive frame to glue the [...]

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  • Tiny truffle box for Thanksgiving treats

    Tiny truffle box for Thanksgiving treats

    I got the pattern for these little boxes out of a Martha Stewart magazine. I adapted them for Thanksgiving and will make truffles to put inside the boxes. I will put one at each place setting. Materials: pattern  (I got mine from a Martha Stewart magazine but [...]

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